Dispensing system

ABSTRACT

A dispensing system for transporting and guiding the flow of liquid or particulate matter from within a container to some external receptacle. The dispensing system includes a container and a retractable spout member normally located within the container when not in use. The container forms a closure having a removeable member integrally formed on a top wall of the container. The removeable member may be displaced with respect to the top wall along a pre-weakened contour outline thus forming an opening in the top wall of the closure. The spout member may be extracted from within the container through the opening to permit guidance in the pouring of matter from the container. The spout is trough shaped in a substantially conical form. The spout further includes a flange formed on a bottom end which has a greater dimension than the opening to prevent the spout from completely falling through the opening when the container is tilted. A lip formed on an upper end of the spout permits the spout to be manually pulled through the opening in the container.

United States Patent [191 Coppersmith Aug. 27, 1974 DISPENSING SYSTEM[75] Inventor: Morris Coppersmith, Laverock, Pa.

[73] Assignee: Packaging Aids lnc., Erdenheim, Pa.

[22] Filed: June 8, 1972 211 Appl. No.: 260,860

[52] US. Cl 222/525, 222/569, 222/537, 222/569 [51] Int. Cl. B67d 3/00[58] Field of Search 222/538, 537, 526, 525, 222/527, 528, 529, 541, 83,569

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 203,672 5/1878 Swain 222/5251,276,382 ll/l9l7 I Lovcland 222/525 1,836,729 12/1931 Rollason 222/5252,048,859 7/1936 Grove 222/525 2,093,807 9/1937 Emery et a1. 222/5252,232,029 2/1941 .luchli 222/525 2,574,105 11/1951 Janczah 222/5382,617,561 11/1952 Marek..... 222/522 2,685,385 8/1954 Kuss H 222/527FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 8,144 3/1897 Great Britain 222/525Primary Examiner-Allen N. Knowles Assistant Examiner-H. Grant Skaggs,Jr.

Attorney, Agent, or FirmPaul Maleson; Morton J. Rosenberg [57] ABSTRACTA dispensing system for transporting and guiding the flow of liquid orparticulate matter from within a container to some external receptacle.The dispensing system includes a container and a retractable spoutmember normally located within the container when not in use. Thecontainer forms a closure having a removeable member integrally formedon a top wall of the container. The removeable member may be displacedwith respect to the top wall along a pre-weakened contour outline thusforming an opening in the top wall of the closure. The spout member maybe extracted from within the container through the opening to permitguidance in the pouring of matter from the container. The spout istrough shaped in a substantially conical form. The spout furtherincludes a flange formed on a bottom end which has a greater dimensionthan the opening to prevent the spout from completely falling throughthe opening when the container is tilted. A lip formed on an upper endof the spout permits the spout to be manually pulled through the openingin the container.

12 Claims, 11 Drawing Figures PATENTEM MET 10$ 2 DISPENSING SYSTEMBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This inventionrelates to the field of material transport. In particular this inventionpertains to the field of dispensing systems. More in particular, thisinvention relates to the field of transferring and guiding material fromwithin a container to some external environment. Still further, thisinvention pertains to the field of dispensing systems including acontainer and a retractable spout mechanism contained therein.

2. Prior Art Dispensing systems for guiding the flow of material from anenclosure or container are well known in the art. Further, somedispensing systems use spout guiding mechanisms in conjunction with acontainer. However, in most of these systems the spout member isseparate from the containers. In these cases a hole must be punched orotherwise formed in the container before the spout is inserted. Thisprocedure has been found to be time consuming as well as adding anadditional step to the pouring process. Further, since the spouts arenot integral with the container they are often lost thereby causing adelay in the pouring process. In other cases, the spouts are equipedwith a sharpened edge to punch an opening in the container. These spoutshave been found to be dangerous and possibly cause injury to. anoperator when they slip on the walls of the container and accidentallystrike the operators body. Further, when one spout is used for a numberof containers containing different material, the spout must often becleaned thus increasing the labor time in the pouring process.

Other spouts are contoured to only fit one type of container. Whereother container shapes are used, these spouts are found to be inadequateand may cause difficulty in their use. Where an operator tries to puncha hole in a container with a spout not contoured for that particularcontainer shape, injury may result.

In some cases, spouts have been formed into an integral system with thematerial containing enclosure. However, in most of these cases, thespout is attached to a surface of the container and is slideable throughan opening where the spout must be pulled to it's full extensionmanually. In these cases, the cost of the entire dispensing system isexcessive due to the complex mounting mechanism of the spout withrespect to the container.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of this invention is to provide adispensing system for liquid or particulate matter stored within acontainer.

A further object of this invention is to provide a dispensing systemwhich includes a retractable spout member within a closed container.

Another object of this invention is to provide an integral combinationof spout and container where the spout is automatically released into aproper pouring position when the can is tilted.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a dispensingsystem where the spout is stored within the container and remainstherein until a removeable section of the container is displaced.

Another object of the subject invention is to provide a combineddispensing and storage system which is easy to use as well asmanufacture.

A still further object of the current invention is to provide adispensing system which is of low cost to manufacture and assemble.

A dispensing system which includes a longitudinally extended containerhaving opposing wall members displaced each from the other. At least oneof the wall members includes a removeable section for forming an openingof predetermined contour when at least a portion of the removeablesection is displaced from the wall member. A spout member is locatedinternal to the container when the removeable section is contiguous tothe wall member throughout the predetermined contour. The spout memberis partially removeable from the container through the opening when theremoveable section is removed from the wall member. The system includesa mechanism for releasably securing the spout member to the containerwhen the spout member is partially removed from the container throughthe opening.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of thedispensing system showing the spout member in phantom line drawing andpositioned within the container;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the dispensing system taken alongthe section line 2J-2 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a spout member shaped in the form of atruncated cone having a bridge element attachment for partial removal ofthe spout member from the container;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a spout member shaped in the form of atruncated cone having extension tabs attached to an upper end portion ofthe spout member for partial removal of the spout member from thecontainer;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the dispensing system partiallyremoved and showing the spout member of FIG. 4 within the container withthe extension tabs forced against an upper wall of the container;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the dispensing system showing thecontainer with opposing recesses for spout member placement;

FIG. 7 is a perspective drawing of a container showing a partiallyremoveable section member;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a spout member insertable within thecontainer shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the dispensing system taken alongthe section line 9-9 of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the dispensing system showing thespout member extended through an opening in the top wall member of thecontainer.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view, fragmented, showing a modified lipand a locking groove at the flange base.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring now to FIGS. 1 and 2there is shown dispensing system 1 to aid in dispensing and guiding theflow of liquid or particulate matter from within a container to someexternal receptacle. As shown in FIG. 1, transport or dispensing system1 includes spout element 14 which is trough shaped and is internallylocated with respect to the container before the contained matter isdispensed externally. As will be described in the following paragraphs,spout 14 is retractable with respect to the interior of the containerand is partially removeable therefrom. Removal of spout 14 from thecontainer is accomplished through gravity assist as a direct result oftilting the container to permit material contained therein to flow out.Spout 14 may also be partially removed or extracted from the containermanually through an opening provided in one of the container walls.

With retractable spout 14 included as an element of dispensing system 1,it can be seen that an operator or user is provided with an automatic,wholly integral material transport and guiding mechanism. In this way,spout 14 is maintained internal to the container until the user is readyto dispense the container matter. After use, the entire dispensingsystem 1 may be discarded.

As shown in FIG. 1, the container or enclosure is longitudinallyextended in a direction defined by the height dimension of containerside wall or lateral wall 2. The container includes opposing wallmembers 3 and 4 defining an upper wall and lower container wallrespectively. Upper wall member 3, as shown, illustrates the top surfacemember of the container and is displaced from the lower container member4 by lateral side wall 2. Lower wall member 4 is formed in combinationwith lateral wall 2 into a cup-shaped configuration. With the additionof upper container wall 3, an internal chamber is formed wherein liquidor particulate matter may be contained.

Upper wall or top surface member 3 includes removeable section 5, shownfor the purposes of illustration as a circular contour. Removeablesection 5 is integrally formed with wall 3 and attached theretothroughout a pre-weakened contour outline. In this embodiment of theinvention removeable section 5 is positioned substantially central thegeometric area of container upper wall 3. Pull-tab 6 is formed orotherwise rigidly attached to section 5 and provides a mechanism wherebyan operator or user may grasp opening member or tab 6 to remove orpartially displace removeable section 5 from container top 3. In thismanner, once pull-tab 6 is utilized to pull removeable section 5 free ofupper wall 3, an opening of predetermined contour is formedtherethrough. This opening exposes the container material as well asspout 14 to the external environment.

The container walls 2, 3, and 4 may be made or formed in one piececonstruction or separately in a number of standard procedures well knownin the art and not important to the inventive concept as hereindescribed. Further, the container elements may be constructed of anumber of divergently composed materials such as plastic, aluminum,stainless steel or other metals. The only restriction on containermaterial as pertaining to the invention being that the container elementmaterial used does not affect the proposed purposes of the containedmatter.

In general, it is therefore seen that spout member 14 is located andpositioned internal to the container when removeable section 5 iscontiguously attached to upper container wall 3. When section 5 ispartially displaced or removed entirely from top surface 3, spout member14 is partially removeable through an opening provided by thedisplacement of section member 5. In normal operation, the container istilted and spout member 14 passes through the described opening.

Spout member 14, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 6, extends in a longitudinaldirection having a longitudinal dimension substantially equal butslightly less than the longitudinal displacement distance betweenopposing container walls 3 and 4. Spout upper surface or first end 10remains adjacent to an internal surface of upper wall member 3 whenspout 14 is located internal to the container. Additionally, spout lowersurface or second end 11 is contiguous with and rests on an internalsurface of lower container wall 4. The longitudinal extension of spout14 permits spout 14 to remain substantially aligned with the openingcontour when the container is not being used. In this manner, theinclination or tilting of spout member 14 is minimized within thecontainer.

Longitudinally directed wall 15 of spout member 14 is formed in onepiece construction or otherwise secured to flange element 12. The flange12 provides a mechanism for releasably securing the entire spoutassembly 14 to the container when spout 14 is extracted through theopening created by the removal of section 5 from upper wall 3. As shown,flange 12 is rigidly attached or formed with lateral wall 15 at secondend surface 11. Flange 12 further provides support for spout 14 by lyingcontiguous with the internal surface of lower wall 4. Additionally,flange 12 may be annularly shaped and has an external diametersubstantially equal to but smaller than the internal diameter oflongitudinal side wall 2 of the container. In this manner, flange 12 maybe utilized to further restrict any tilting or inclination of spout 14away from an aligned position with respect to the opening contourdefined by removeable section 5. In order to ensure only partial removalof spout 14 from being internal to the container, the externaldimensions or diameter of flange 12 is larger than the contour openingdimension at its greatest value.

Taken in a transverse plane substantially normal to the aforementionedlongitudinal direction, trough spout wall 15 is substantially circularin profile but is discontinuous with respect thereto. As can be seen thetransverse plane profile then becomes a circular segment at anylongitudinal dimension throughout the height of spout 14. In thismanner, side wall or longitudinal trough wall 15 has a substantiallypie-shaped section removed therefrom, having the largest segment removedat upper spout end 10. The removed wall section gradually decreases withthe minimum removed section wall near lower spout end 11. Channel 17 iscreated to provide a guide for liquid or particulate matter throughoutthe longitudinal extension of spout 14. The diameter of wall 15continually increases from a minimum value near spout end 10 to amaximum value near end section 11. Second end 11 of longitudinal wall 15has an external diameter substantially equal to the opening contourcreated by the removal of section 5. This permits extraction of spout 14through the opening throughout the longitudinal length of spout 14 untilflange 12 is positioned adjacent to the internal surface of upper wall3. In this manner, channel 17 has a gradually decreasing material flowarea taken from lower to upper spout-surfaces ll, 10 respectively.

In order to further provide maintenance and restraint of spout 14 in aparticularly aligned direction to the contour opening, the container mayinclude modifications as shown in FIG. 6. In this embodiment of theinvention, lower surface wall 4 of the container includes an inwardlydirected recess or bulge section 16 which is mated and partiallyinserted into channel 17 at lower spout end 11. Further, upper containerwall 3 includes an outwardly directed extension 18 of hemisphericalshape to receive upper end 10. Upper end extends slightly above wall 3into the hemispherical cavity provided by extension 18. In this manner,spout 14 is held in restrained relation to the contour opening and notpermitted to be inclined or tilted away from a substantially alignedposition. In this embodiment of dispensing system 1, the externaldiameter of flange 12 is not of critical importance, but must still begreater than the largest opening contour dimension in order that spout14 will not completely pass therethrough.

Another embodiment of the invention is shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5. Spoutmember 7 is shown as being conically shaped in the form of a funnel.Spout member 7 has a truncated cone tubular shape with a longitudinallydirected through channel for dispensing the contained material from theenclosure to an external environment. The truncated cone shape providesfor a continually decreasing flow area for the material passage fromsecond end II to first or upper end 10. Inclined side wall 8 iscontinuously formed in a transverse plane normal to the longitudinalextension direction of spout member 7. As is seen, the transverse planeprofile of wall 8 is substantially circular throughout the longitudinalextension. Flange I2 is connected in one piece formation or otherwiserigidly attached to spout lower end 11 and has an overall diametergreater than the opening created by the removal of section 5. As shownin FIG. 3, inclined side wall 8 of cone shaped spout 7 includes bridgeelement 13 attached to opposing surfaces of upper end 10. Bridge element13 may be formed integral with side wall 8 or otherwise rigidly fastenedthereto. In this manner, bridge element 13 provides a mechanism formanually pulling funnel shaped spout 7 from within the container.Element 13 may be formed of flexible plastic or some like material. Inthis manner, bridge element 13 may be compressed downwardly when section5 is in an attached position in relation to wall 3. When section 5 isremoved, element 13 may be released through the opening created toprovide a grasping mechanism.

FIGS. 4 and 5 clearly show extension tabs 9 to provide another mechanismwhereby spout 7 may be manually extracted from the container, similar tothe operation of bridge element 13. Extension tabs 9 may be formedintegral with side wall 8 or otherwise secured thereto through bondingadhesive or some like means. Tabs 9, extending from upper surface 10 maybe formed from a resilient material such as flexible plastic or likematerial in order that they be bent and positioned contiguously to theinternal surface of upper wall 3 as shown in FIG. 5. In FIG. 5,extension tabs 9 are bent in a manner such that when section member 5 isremoved to form an opening in upper wall 3, the tabs 9 are released.Tabs 9 then extend longitudinally above wall member 3 and allow anoperator to grasp and pull spout 7 from the interior of the container.

Conical spout 7 may be formed of aluminum, stainless steel, flexibleplastic or other metals with the only major restriction being that thespout 7 be compatible with respect to the material within the container.

A still further embodiment of dispensing system 1 is shown and detailedin FIGS. 7, 8, 9, and 10. In this embodiment of dispensing system 1,trough shaped spout 19 is longitudinally extended and includes side wall20. Side wall 20 has a transverse area profile approximating the segmentof a circle. As in the cases of previous embodiments, the longitudinalextension or height of spout 19 passes substantially between theinternal surfaces of upper and lower container walls 3 and 4 as shown inFIG. 9. Flow of material passes longitudinally within spout channel 21from intezmal the container to some external environment. Trough shapedspout 19 is substantially cylindrically or conically formed. An opentrough shaped form is provided by a section cut or otherwise removedfrom side wall 20. The cut is inclined to the longitudinal extension ina manner so as to provide a rectangularly shaped opening when viewed ina longitudinal cross-section.

Wall member 3 includes a totally removeable or partially displaceablesection 24 having a contour outline 25. As seen, outline 25 issubstantially oblong in nature and permits section 24 to be bent in apartially displaced manner with respect to upper wall 3 as shown in FIG.10. As in the previous embodiments, by pulling opening member 6 awayfrom wall 3, section 24 is released from a secured position along thepre-weakened contour outline 25. This permits extension or extraction ofspout element 19 through the opening provided. Flange member 26 isattached to the lower surface of spout 19 and is dimensionally in excessof the largest dimension provided by contour outline 25 opening. Thispermits spout 19 to remain removeably secured to upper surface member 3when material is flowing through channel 21 and spout 19 is in anextended position with respect to the container.

Additionally, lip element 23 is formed at an upper surface 22 of spoutI9. Lip 23 is seen to extend in an outwardly directed manner from sidewall 20 and provides suitable means for an operator to manually extractspout 19 from the container. Lip 23 is formed in one piece constructionwith side wall 20 or otherwise secured thereto. Element 23 extendslaterally with respect to side wall 20 and fits adjacent upper wall 3when spout 19 is positioned within the container.

FIG. 11 illustrates a modification of both the lip, used to pull thespout out of the contents of the can, and a modification of the line ofjoin between the flange and the longitudinally directed wall of thespout. In FIG. 11, lip 23 is similar to the previously shown anddescribed lip 23 except that it extends at an angle upwardly from thelongitudinal axis of the spout, rather then substantially horizontal asshown in the other embodiments. This lip structure is useful in helpingthe user to raise the spout from the contents of the container withoutgetting his fingers into the contents. It is common to supply cans orsimilar containers in which the contents do not completely fill the canto the top. In certain types of products, it is known to have as much asonesixteenth of the total height of the can empty when on the shelf forpurchase. It will be appreciated that the top of the spout, andparticularly, the lip 23 or 23' may extend above the top level of theliquid or other material in the can so that it may be grasped withoutimmersing the fingers in the can contents.

At the bottom fragmented portion of FIG. 11 is shown a modifiedstructure at the point of join between the flange l2 and thelongitudinally directed wall 15.

Instead of there being a simple join line as is shown in FIG. 8, theembodiment of FIG. lll illustrates a structure in which a groove isprovided on the outer surface of the wall R at the place where the wallintersects the flange 12. This groove may be called a detent, or adepression. Broadly, it is a locking means to firmly hold the spout inthe raised position suitable for pouring, and yet have the capability ofbeing disengaged or unlocked so that the spout may be returned to theinterior of the can. The container top and wall 3 is shown in itsrelative position to the groove 27 with the spout in the raised andlocked position. The natural resiliency of the spout, if made of thingauge sheet metal for example, permits what has been found to be easyand positive locking and unlocking merely by respectively raising andlowering the spout. The lip 23' can be used with flange structures otherthan that shown in F lG. l1 and the groove 27 can be used with spouttops differing from that shown in FIG. 11.

In this manner, there has been herein shown and described a dispensingsystem 1 which includes a retractable spout member positioned wtihin anenclosure or container. The dispensing system herein described providesfor a simple, efficient and time saving apparatus whereby material maybe dispensed. It will be understood that various changes andmodifications may be made from the foregoing without departing from thespirit and scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A dispensing system comprising:

a. a longitudinally extended container having opposing wall membersdisplaced each from the other, at least one of said wall members havinga removable section formed integral with said wall member in a planesubstantially coincident with said wall member for forming an opening ofpredetermined contour when at least a portion of said removable sectionis displaced from said wall member;

b. a spout member located wholly within said container and freelyfloating in a liquid within said container when said removable sectionis contiguous to said wall member throughout said predetermined contour,said spout member extending substantially between said opposing wallmembers when said spout member is located wholly within said container,said spout member being only partially removable from said containerthrough said opening when said removable section is displaced from saidwall member; and,

c. means for releaseably securing said spout member to said containerwhen said spout member is only partially removed from said containerthrough said opening by gravity assist, said releaseable securing meansforming a flange member having a diameter greater than at least onedimension of said opening predetermined contour.

2. The dispensing system as recited in claim 1 wherein said spout memberincludes at least one transverse cross-sectional area profilesubstantially normal to said longitudinal extension having a dimensionalcontour substantially equal to at least a portion of said predeterminedcontour of said opening formed by said displacement of said integrallyconstructed removeable section from one of said opposing wall members.

3. The dispensing system as recited in claim 2 wherein said spout memberis trough shaped forming an open channel formed longitudinally within awall of said spout member for guiding passage of material from saidcontainer when said spout member is partially removed from saidcontainer, said transverse crosssectional area profile of an end-sectionof said spout member positionally located adjacent said removablesection being less than an opposing end section of said spout member.

4. The dispensing system as recited in claim 3 wherein said transversecross-sectional area profile of said spout member monotonicallydecreases in said longitudinal extension from a first end section to asecond end section of said open channel trough shaped spout member.

5. The dispensing system as recited in claim 2 wherein said spout memberis a trunated cone having a through passage for guiding material fromsaid container when said spout member is partially removed from saidcontainer.

6. The dispensing system as recited in claim 5 including means forpartially removing said spout member from said container when saidremoveable section is displaced from said wall member, said partialremoval means being formed in one piece construction and integral withan end of said spout member adjacent said removeable section, saidpartial removal means being contiguous to said removeable section ofsaid wall member and deformably compressed elastically in saidlongitudinal direction when said spout member is located wholly internalto said container.

7. The dispensing system as recited in claim 6 wherein said partialremoval means includes a bridge element secured in one piece formationto opposing sides of said spout member on said end of said spout memberadjacent said removeable section, said bridge element extending abovesaid spout member.

8. The dispensing system as recited in claim 7 wherein said bridgeelement in combination with said spout member provides a longitudinallength greater than the distance between said opposing wall members ofsaid container when said removeable section is displaced from said wallmember, said bridge element being extended through elastic restorationwhen said removeable section is displaced from said wall member.

9. The dispensing system as recited in claim 6 wherein said partialremoval means includes at least one extension tab element substantiallyextending in said longitudinal direction, at least one of said extensiontabs formed integral with one side of said spout member in one pieceformation on said end of said spout member adjacent said removeablesection, at least one of said extension tabs extending above said spoutmember when said removeable section is displaced from said wall member.

10. The dispensing system as recited in claim 9 wherein at least one ofsaid extension tabs is formed of a resilient material adapted to bedeformably mounted within said container prior to displacement of saidremoveable section when said spout member is wholly within saidcontainer.

11. The dispensing system as recited in claim 1 including means forpartially removing said spout member from said container when saidremoveable section is displaced from said wall member, said partialremoval means being formed on an end of said spout member adjacent saidremoveable section when said spout member is located internal saidcontainer, said partial removal means forming a lip element integralwith said spout member being mounted within said container prior to saiddisplacement of said removeable section of said wall member.

12. The dispensing system as recited in claim ll 5 container.

wherein one of said opposing wall members defines a

1. A dispensing system comprising: a. a longitudinally extendedcontainer having opposing wall members displaced each from the other, atleast one of said wall members having a removable section formedintegral with said wall member in a plane substantially coincident withsaid wall member for forming an opening of predetermined contour when atleast a portion of said removable section is displaced from said wallmember; b. A spout member located wholly within said container andfreely floating in a liquid within said container when said removablesection is contiguous to said wall member throughout said predeterminedcontour, said spout member extending substantially between said opposingwall members when said spout member is located wholly within saidcontainer, said spout member being only partially removable from saidcontainer through said opening when said removable section is displacedfrom said wall member; and, c. means for releaseably securing said spoutmember to said container when said spout member is only partiallyremoved from said container through said opening by gravity assist, saidreleaseable securing means forming a flange member having a diametergreater than at least one dimension of said opening predeterminedcontour.
 2. The dispensing system as recited in claim 1 wherein saidspout member includes at least one transverse cross-sectional areaprofile substantially normal to said longitudinal extension having adimensional contour substantially equal to at least a portion of saidpredetermined contour of said opening formed by said displacement ofsaid integrally constructed removeable section from one of said opposingwall members.
 3. The dispensing system as recited in claim 2 whereinsaid spout member is trough shaped forming an open channel formedlongitudinally within a wall of said spout member for guiding passage ofmaterial from said container when said spout member is partially removedfrom said container, said transverse cross-sectional area profile of anend section of said spout member positionally located adjacent saidremovable section being less than an opposing end section of said spoutmember.
 4. The dispensing system as recited in claim 3 wherein saidtransverse cross-sectional area profile of said spout membermonotonically decreases in said longitudinal extension from a first endsection to a second end section of said open channel trough shaped spoutmember.
 5. The dispensing system as recited in claim 2 wherein saidspout member is a trunated cone having a through passage for guidingmaterial from said container when said spout member is partially removedfrom said container.
 6. The dispensing system as recited in claim 5including means for partially removing said spout member from saidcontainer when said removeable section is displaced from said wallmember, said partial removal means being formed in one piececonstruction and integral with an end of said spout member adjacent saidremoveable section, said partial removal means being contiguous to saidremoveable section of said wall member and deformably compressedelastically in said longitudinal direction when said spout member islocated wholly internal to said container.
 7. The dispensing system asrecited in claim 6 wherein said partial removal means includes a bridgeelement secured in one piece formation to opposing sides of said spoutmember on said end of said spout member adjacent said removeablesection, said bridge element extending above said spout member.
 8. Thedispensing system as recited in claim 7 wherein said bridge element incombination with said spout member provides a longitudinal lengthgreater than the distance between said opposing wall members of saidcontainer when said removeable section is displaced from said wallmember, said bridge element being extended through elastic restorationwhen said removeable section is displaced from said wall member.
 9. Thedispensing system as recited in claim 6 wherein said partial removalmeans includes at least one extension tab element substantiallyextending in said longitudinal direction, at least one of said extensiontabs formed integral with one side of said spout member in one pieceformation on said end of said spout member adjacent said removeablesection, at least one of said extension tabs extending above said spoutmember when said removeable section is displaced from said wall member.10. The dispensing system as recited in claim 9 wherein at least one ofsaid extension tabs is formed of a resilient material adapted to bedeformably mounted within said container prior to displacement of saidremoveable section when said spout member is wholly within saidcontainer.
 11. The dispensing system as recited in claim 1 includingmeans for partially removing said spout member from said container whensaid removeable section is displaced from said wall member, said partialremoval means being formed on an end of said spout member adjacent saidremoveable section when said spout member is located internal saidcontainer, said partial removal means forming a lip element integralwith said spout member being mounted within said container prior to saiddisplacement of said removeable section of said wall member.
 12. Thedispensing system as recited in claim 1 wherein one of said opposingwall members defines a lower wall, said lower wall including a recessdirected into said container, said spout member being releaseablycaptured by within said recess of said lower wall member when said spoutmember is wholly within said container.